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Charlotte,
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1240 S Lucky Penny Street (I-85 @ Freedom Dr.) |
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Local
newspaper, the Charlotte Observer, proclaimed
in its July 13, 1963 edition on page 1B that a "$1
million restaurant, motel to be built here."
The
excellently sited complex probably opened in 1964,
and featured 100 guest rooms, color TV, heated pool,
playground equipment, Crown Room Restaurant, Grill
Room, and a gift shop.
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Right:
Note that the towering sign rose through the drive
under canopy a la "Googie" style, and that
its rotating "crown" which resembled Best
Western's was an intermediary design between being
fully three dimensional and stylized. |
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Below:
During the 1970s, the Horne's restaurant was converted
into a Dutch Pantry as indicated by the sign seen
in the center background in the view below. |
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Brochure
views circa 1970s: Dan Donahue |
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Postcard
postmarked July 1985: Courtesy of Larry Passaro |
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Photograph
October 2005: Courtesy of Robby Delius |
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Above:
Probably surviving as a Horne's until the late 1980s, the
Motor Lodge was a Villager Lodge prior to Cendant's (now
Wyndham International) dissolution of the brand.
Below:
During the middle 2000s, the property's owner decided to
forgo brand recognition and renamed the former Horne's Real
Value Inn. |
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Photographs
November 2006: Courtesy of Phil Edwards |
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Photograph
October 2005: Courtesy of Robby Delius |
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Photographs
November 2006: Courtesy of Phil Edwards |
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